SHALE


Meaning of SHALE in English

noun see: shell Date: 1747 a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition, ~y also shaly adjective

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